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Agrobacterium as a Vector
Concepts tested here
- Natural genetic engineer
All Questions
2000 AIPMT 1 question
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The bacteria generally used for genetic engineering is :Agrobacterium tumefaciens naturally transfers a part of its Ti plasmid (T-DNA) into plant cells.
Scientists disarm the Ti plasmid and use it as a vector to introduce useful genes into plants, producing transgenic plants.
So Agrobacterium is generally used for genetic engineering (it is called a natural genetic engineer).